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ALFONSO OF ORLÉANS AND BOURBON
(Prince, 1886-1975, 5th Duke of Galliera, Grandson of Isabel II of Spain and Great-Grandson of Louis Philippe I of France)
Autograph Letter Signed to Dear 'Doctor' Waterhouse,
Colonel Sir Ronald (1878-1942, Private Secretary to the Duke of York, 1921, then P.P.S. to three Prime Ministers, 1922-1928), inviting him down any time before the 19th September, we do not dress much here so bring your oldest flannels, he continues You will find the lunches teas & dinners at Geneva more interesting politically than the sessions unless things have changed since I was there last... what good ears the walls & carpets have in that town, they have had a lot of trouble in Morocco & I must go to Spain not later than October, gold crowned monogram AO, 2 sides 11 x 8½ and original autograph envelope, Brownsea Island, Dorset, 29th August
Item Date: 1924
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Background
Prince Alfonso was descended in the male line from Louis Philippe I via the Duke of Montpensier, who married a daughter of Fernando VII and was made an Infante of Spain. Alfonso's mother was the youngest daughter of Isabel II. The Prince himself, who was a General in the Spanish Air Force, married a granddaughter of Queen Victoria - Princess Beatrice (1884-1966, youngest daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha). Col. Waterhouse shared the Prince's enthusiasm for flying. After a distinguished military career, he became Private Secretary to the Chief of Air Staff, 1918, and to the Controller-General of Civil Aviation, 1919, rising to Flight-Lieutenant and Staff Officer, 1940. The Prince's son was also an airman, but died in an air accident in 1936 serving in the Spanish Civil War.
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